Schiff gave Barr a deadline of May 15 to hand over the evidence. Schiff and Rep. Devin Nunes, a California Republican who's the ranking member of the panel, have previously requested briefings from the FBI and Justice Department on counterintelligence information gathered by Mueller, who investigated possible ties between President Donald Trump's associates and Russia. Schiff has argued the counterintelligence information would help the House Intelligence Committee find out if Trump "or the people in his campaign had been compromised," while Nunes has said he was seeking information to find out about the origins of the counterintelligence probe. Shortly before Schiff's announcement of a subpoena, House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, a New York Democrat, declared the broader situation a "constitutional crisis" and his panel voted to hold Barr in contempt. Schiff said in his statement Wednesday that he would go to court, if necessary, to enforce his subpoena and vowed success.

Source: CNN May 08, 2019 23:48 UTC